November
12, 2007
The celebration
of the 18th National Statistics Month (NSM) in Region 1 formally
closed on October 26, 2007 with the
Joint Regional and La Union NSM Closing Ceremony at the Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas (BSP) Seminar Room in San Fernando City, La Union. The highlight of the program was the
Statistical Symposium, with Dr.
Romulo A. Virola, Secretary General of the National Statistical Coordination
Board (NSCB), as guest of honor and speaker.
Dr. Virola emphasized the powerful role of statistics in shaping the
progress of the Philippine society. He
added that for statistics to be able to contribute its share in nation
building, we need to invest in statistics.
The
other features of the symposium were the presentations of Ms. Pura Obille and Ms. Herminia Tanguilig
of the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) on the results of their research studies
entitled “Economics of the Sericulture Industry” and “A Methodology in Predicting the Influence of Climatic Variables
on Crop Yield,” respectively. The
first study was reviewed and granted clearance by the Regional Statistical
Coordination Committee (RSCC) I under the Statistical Survey Review and Clearance System. The paper of Ms. Tanguilig was one of the three Region 1 papers presented during the
10th National Convention on Statistics.
The Closing Ceremony was attended by about 120 officials and personnel from regional and provincial line agencies, local government units, academe and media. It was hosted by the BSP La Union Branch and jointly sponsored by the BSP, La Union Provincial Government and Regional Statistical Coordination Committee (RSCC).